Summary and Key Points: The Boeing B-17 "Flying ... in the radio compartment and an enemy attempting to sneak up from behind ...

The turret in question could be found at the bottom of a B-17 bomber — a plexiglass ball containing two .50-caliber machine guns and a very short gunner. The sphere could pivot to fend off attacking ...

In many books and magazines on the history of WWII, few photographs of the venerable B-17 Flying Fortress ... the remaining ...

A B-52 tail gunner from the Vietnam War will be honored on Friday, Oct. 11 at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), where the ...

with only a section of the wing and tail remaining recognizable. We feel terrible about such loss of life and hope the injured make a speedy recovery. The loss of yet another B-17 is also tough to ...

U.S. Army Air Force SSgt. Ralph Bode flew as a tail gunner on a B-24-H Liberator. Eighty years ago, on Sept. 27, 1944, Bode died at age 20 when his aircraft was shot down over Kassel, Germany.

The SAW forms the basis of firepower for the fire team. The gunner has the option of using 30-round M16 magazines or linked ammunition from pre-loaded 200-round plastic magazines. The gunner's ...

Ralph H. Bode, 20, of Racine, were identified using anthropological analysis and mitochondrial DNA, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Thursday.Bode was a tail gunner aboard a B-24H ...

Cluster B disorders are taxonomically grouped together by the DSM-V because a single, clear-cut diagnosis is very rare, and patients often exhibit a number of overlapping symptoms. For example ...

The Black Hole MLC has a built-in laptop compartment that fits 17-inch laptops and is situated close to your back to protect the computer and keep its weight closer to your body. The Patagonia ...

For the 12th straight year, the Bruins have granted "Behind The B" cameras unprecedented access into the team's locker room, executive boardroom, and players' homes that will give fans a behind ...